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  • 21ambition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. purpose, wish, hope, desire, intention; aspiration, goal, end; resolve; zeal. See desire. Ant., indifference, satisfaction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Eager deSire] Syn. aspiration, ambitiousness, drive,… …

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  • 22ambition — /æmˈbɪʃən / (say am bishuhn) noun 1. an eager desire for distinction, preferment, power, or fame. 2. the object desired or sought after: the crown was her ambition. 3. desire for work or activity; energy. –verb (t) 4. Obsolete to desire strongly; …

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  • 28literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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